Module: Health Communications & Digital Solutions

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Health Communications & Digital Solutions
Module Code	NS5120 (ITS) / HEA1042 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health
Module Co-ordinator	Ciara White
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This module will prepare students to actively contribute to the role of digital transformation in health and social care in accordance with the national framework for digital competency and capability. Adopting a solution focused approach to the eHealth and digital transformational programme, students will critically review and report on the application of core competencies required to practice in an ICT enabled health and social care environment. The module will investigate theoretical, representational and practical aspects of retrieving, organizing and presenting data across a range of formats in the era of Big Data. The student will gain key skills in digital data health literacy.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the characteristics of digitalization in care delivery its use, methods and its impact on health and social care service provision
2. Demonstrate specialist knowledge, competency, and skills on how health informatics and its associated theory can support the delivery of global policy to advance digital health data in accordance with new models of care and the all-Ireland Digital Competency and Capability Framework to advance digital literacy
3. Read, interpret and understand complex analytics from a wide variety of data sources
4. Understand and apply critical perspectives on health data management such as ethics and privacy.
5. Demonstrate the development of good methodological practice for working with data, particularly focusing on data collection, representativeness, and limitations.
6. Critically review and appraise the application and use of digital resources and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in accordance with professional and regulatory standards and workplace policies.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	20	No Description
Tutorial	20	No Description
Workshop	30	No Description
Independent Study	160	No Description
Online activity	20	No Description
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Introduction to Digital Transformation in Health and Social Care
Overview of Digital Transformation, Historical evolution of digital technologies in healthcare, Introduction to National Digital Competency Frameworks, The Role of eHealth in Modern Healthcare Systems, Key eHealth technologies and applications, Policy and Regulatory Considerations, Solution-Focused Approaches to Digital Transformation

Critical perspectives on data communication
Big data, Data ethics, ownership, privacy, responsibility, and associated legislation.

Tools for Managing Health Data
Data Management Fundamentals, Reading and understanding analytics from various commercial and public sources; uncovering and cleaning data; identifying key stats producing reports, tools for data visualization and maintaining scientific integrity.

Coordinating and Integrating Care in a Digital Environment
The role of digital tools in facilitating teamwork and communication among healthcare providers, How digital technologies support integrated care delivery.

Enhancing Digital Health Literacy
Demonstrating skills and competencies on digital data health literacy in accordance with all Ireland Digital Competency and Capability Framework Domains for Digital Professionalism, Leadership and Advocacy, Data and Information Quality, Information enabled Care and Technology to the intermediate and proficiency level

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Completion of online activity	Weekly Participation in Loop Discussion Forums	10%	n/a
Presentation	Learning Activity Summation Elevator Pitch	10%	n/a
Assignment	Project Report	80%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Hussey P, Kennedy M.A: 2021, Introduction to Nursing Informatics, 5th, Springer, 978-3-030-58740-6,
Sebastian Kubitschko, Anne Kaun: 2016, Innovative Methods in Media and Communication Research, Springer Professional, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, 978-3-319-406
McGonigle D, Mastrian K.: 2024, Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, 6th, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 978-128429343

Other Resources

None